Getting Here Geography Climate Demography Culture Religion Arts Economy Language Language Egypt’s  official   language  is  Arabic,  however,  the   Arabic   spoken  in  Egypt,  known   as  colloquial Arabic,  differs   from   that   of   Classical   Arabic,  which  is  the  lingua  franca  within  the Arab world. The  colloquial  Arabic  that  you'll  hear  in  the  streets  has  a  completely  different dialect, as well as an altered, more-simple  vocabulary,  from  the  written  Classical  Arabic.  Although   the   Cairn  dialect  of colloquial   Arabic  is  the  one   most commonly  used in  Egypt,  regional  areas have  their own dialects, which differ in sound. The Bedouins,  who  are the  nomads of  the western desert and Sinai, speak their own  different  dialect. Berber,  on  the  other  hand, is  the language spoken by the people that inhabit some of the villages of the eastern desert. As a  second  language,  many  Egyptians  speak  English  as  well  as French, so  communication  should not  be  a  problem.  Maps  and  street  signs are usually written in both Arabic and English.